Daydream thread continues.....

Itismehonest

Thanks, rhiw.
All turned completely off & has been for several days.
Lane was finally done yesterday but no delivery possible now before tomorrow.
Luckily it's not been too cold & we don't have to rely on it for cooking.

Keep your fingers crossed that tonight's expected rain doesn't put us back to square one. _pale_

rhiwfield

Itismehonest wrote: »

Thanks, rhiw.
All turned completely off & has been for several days.
Lane was finally done yesterday but no delivery possible now before tomorrow.
Luckily it's not been too cold & we don't have to rely on it for cooking.

Keep your fingers crossed that tonight's expected rain doesn't put us back to square one. _pale_

Its quite cold enough Itsme! Fingers crossed.

When we had weeks here in the snow (two winters back) without oil deliveries people with 4 x 4s went direct to the depot with a smaller container to keep the heating going a week at a time. We barely managed to eke out our supply until roads became passable again.

I'm just waiting for our tank to have 500 litres of spare capacity before I do a top up. Weve used one log store already, fire is lit atm.

Itismehonest

rhiwfield wrote: »

Its quite cold enough Itsme! Fingers crossed.

When we had weeks here in the snow (two winters back) without oil deliveries people with 4 x 4s went direct to the depot with a smaller container to keep the heating going a week at a time. We barely managed to eke out our supply until roads became passable again.

I'm just waiting for our tank to have 500 litres of spare capacity before I do a top up. Weve used one log store already, fire is lit atm.

Well, when I say it's not too cold I do have 3 layers plus undies on &, as you know, we only use the main part of the house (& not all of that although it's all heated) at this time in the year. No point using the 'wing' & being like 2 frozen peas loose in the ice box

I'm not sure how things stand now with buying small amounts - I'll have to ask.
I know that there are now minimum deliveries (500l) but I'm not sure what the legal situation with collecting domestic oil is.

alfie_1

Itismehonest wrote: »

Well, when I say it's not too cold I do have 3 layers plus undies on &, as you know, we only use the main part of the house (& not all of that although it's all heated) at this time in the year. No point using the 'wing' & being like 2 frozen peas loose in the ice box

I'm not sure how things stand now with buying small amounts - I'll have to ask.
I know that there are now minimum deliveries (500l) but I'm not sure what the legal situation with collecting domestic oil is.

i helped out a friend who couldnt get a delivery of heating oil a couple of winters ago and there are depots that sell it to joe public ok as long as you have correct containers and it is not stored in them.... i fetched gallons of the stuff in my van then had the precarious self inflicted job of getting it into thier tank !:eek: as it was a double bunded one and the opening is at a funny angle... in the end i used the heavy duty roll from inside a carpet and cut it to fit....and poured at a rate of knots !....worked and they had heating/aga going till delivery poss..:D

i will add that my likkle van glided over the snow/ice easy peasey... not quite the case for me up and down a ladder with containers..... hehe

alfie_1

today i realised how great it is to be released from a sh*t relationship with no remorse or cares........:D

plus i got asked out on a date...;)

theres life in the old gal yet....:rotfl::rotfl:

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

Very likely, alfie. Don't forget I live somewhere that means everyone practically needs PP to breath.

If the area requires any amount of drainage to be put in it's pretty normal for PP to be required, though, AFAIK.

I was basing this on the fact that lir mentioned rubber surfacing. I thought it unlikely she'd consider going to that expense without having the proper base (drainage, sand or similar) put down. If it's just a surface spread on a field then, no, it probably wouldn't need PP unless, say, it's near a water course or similar.

teehee - Actually it was you that mentioned rubber lir just said "school surface" but, outdoors, that brings rubber to mind.

As a newbie to the National Parks I think the Forest may find it will have many of the same bureaucratic problems..... give it time

I have an drained and hard surfaced area, so I just need one length of fencing and a surface. There is a debate about how big I make it. I could have a standard length or I could have a two thirds length, which is all I REALLY need. Means no one could jump here when the grass isn't good, but that's ok. If I go for standard size we would need more fencing and create a bit of an awkward corner (that might be rectified in the future). BUT we lose a useful access gate to the yard, meaning our only heavy goods vehicle access would be accross grass. At, this would be nigh on impossible, but not totally ruled out.

And yeah, rubber, I have been saving my client money up I think I just afford the surface and take a loan for the fencing/ some of the surface. Tbh, not ridden on the ideal surface ever, but while I don't like the spring of rubber, I hate the sand that gets every where much, much more.

I do like woodchip surfaces, a lot, my favourtie indoor surface actually, but would only use indoor.

Here the tree surgeons sell their chippings as mulch, only one doesn't havye that facility for storage and he brings me a few trailer loads a year.


What I am trying to find out is if I really need silica sand under a rubber surface, or if I could just have rubber. Any one know? SMe sand always comes up through the rubber and just creates mess and gumph in the eyes and clothes. (I don't live by the sea after a childhood feeling the less romantic side of carribean beaches, so why have the worst aspects of that here?:rotfl:)

I have only had one surface of my own before (and we didn't install it) and it was just sand (showing how long ago that was). I got to the end game of what I did mainly schooling on grass and schooling on hacks and sometimes using a borrowed or hired school. It seems crazy to me now I don't have anything to ride I have to worry so much about a surface!

Itismehonest

alfie_1 wrote: »

i helped out a friend who couldnt get a delivery of heating oil a couple of winters ago and there are depots that sell it to joe public ok as long as you have correct containers and it is not stored in them.... i fetched gallons of the stuff in my van then had the precarious self inflicted job of getting it into thier tank !:eek: as it was a double bunded one and the opening is at a funny angle... in the end i used the heavy duty roll from inside a carpet and cut it to fit....and poured at a rate of knots !....worked and they had heating/aga going till delivery poss..:D

i will add that my likkle van glided over the snow/ice easy peasey... not quite the case for me up and down a ladder with containers..... hehe

Thanks for the info, alfie. I'll definitely have to ask if it's a possibility for us for the future as I'm not sure where our nearest depot is now.
The company we use has changed from a family run business from a local village garage to ........ I'm not quite sure what. Although they've kept the same name, they phone from a place about 20 miles away & the bill comes from Scotland!

Itismehonest

lostinrates wrote: »

I have an drained and hard surfaced area, so I just need one length of fencing and a surface. There is a debate about how big I make it. I could have a standard length or I could have a two thirds length, which is all I REALLY need. Means no one could jump here when the grass isn't good, but that's ok. If I go for standard size we would need more fencing and create a bit of an awkward corner (that might be rectified in the future). BUT we lose a useful access gate to the yard, meaning our only heavy goods vehicle access would be accross grass. At, this would be nigh on impossible, but not totally ruled out.

And yeah, rubber, I have been saving my client money up I think I just afford the surface and take a loan for the fencing/ some of the surface. Tbh, not ridden on the ideal surface ever, but while I don't like the spring of rubber, I hate the sand that gets every where much, much more.

I do like woodchip surfaces, a lot, my favourtie indoor surface actually, but would only use indoor.

Here the tree surgeons sell their chippings as mulch, only one doesn't havye that facility for storage and he brings me a few trailer loads a year.


What I am trying to find out is if I really need silica sand under a rubber surface, or if I could just have rubber. Any one know? SMe sand always comes up through the rubber and just creates mess and gumph in the eyes and clothes. (I don't live by the sea after a childhood feeling the less romantic side of carribean beaches, so why have the worst aspects of that here?:rotfl:)

I have only had one surface of my own before (and we didn't install it) and it was just sand (showing how long ago that was). I got to the end game of what I did mainly schooling on grass and schooling on hacks and sometimes using a borrowed or hired school. It seems crazy to me now I don't have anything to ride I have to worry so much about a surface!

They mainly have indoor round here so I hunted out this for you. Hope it helps.
http://www.heritage-house.org/pages/equestrian/all-about-a-manege-menage-.html

COOLTRIKERCHICK

didnt know whether to have an a$da order to be delivered on the day the a$da opens by us:cool::rotfl:

Hubby just asked me if i was going to go in there, he said we should treat it like a very large corner shop...

Davesnave

alfie_1 wrote: »

today i realised how great it is to be released from a sh*t relationship with no remorse or cares........:D

plus i got asked out on a date...;)

theres life in the old gal yet....:rotfl::rotfl:

:T:T:T:T :cool::A Go for it!!!:grinheart

Our relationship got better today too. Firstly, we received 1/2 a pig, secondly, a load of logs, and thirdly the deck from the mega-mower was returned, mended.

Then Pete explained how he'd come by a 'hedge trimmer' (tractor flail) so guess who'll be cutting our hedges in future.

You don't think he read my post this morning? :eek::eek::o:o